Application of heminested RT-PCR to the detection of EBLV1 and classical rabies virus infections in bats and terrestrial animals

Bulletin of the Veterinary Institute in Pulawy

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 15-18

  Smreczak, Marcin ^a   Orłowska, Anna ^a   Trȩbas, Paweł ^a   Zmudziński, Jan F ^a  

^a NATIONAL VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Heminested RT PCR; Laboratory diagnosis; Lyssavirus; Rabies

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; LYSSAVIRUS; RABIES VIRUS;

EID: 53649085459     PISSN: 00424870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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